Suspension culture of differentiated rat heart myocytes on non-adhesive surfaces

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1177-1186

  He, Qi ^a   Cahill, Christopher J ^a   Spiro, Mary Jane ^a  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac myocytes; Cell viability; Dedifferentiation; Differentiated state; MTT; Myocardial endothelial cells; Myosin; Suspension culture

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; TETRAZOLIUM; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SUSPENSION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART CELL CULTURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029951369     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1996.0108     Document Type: Article

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